Good Gear Guide - voip RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/tag/voip/en-auFri, 06 Feb 2015 00:34:05 +1100BT hopes to attract Web conference addicts with promise of better sound qualityhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565627/bt-hopes-attract-web-conference-addicts-promise-better-sound-quality/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNetwork operator British Telecom is hoping to increase the popularity of its audioconferencing service by extending a high-quality audio feature to users of Web-based conferencing clients.Mikael RicknäsFri, 06 Feb 2015 00:34:05 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565627/bt-hopes-attract-web-conference-addicts-promise-better-sound-quality/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOnBeep developing walkie-talkie type wearable for mobile deviceshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/552873/onbeep_developing_walkie-talkie_type_wearable_mobile_devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOnBeep is readying a wearable device that will let smartphone users initiate a voice chat with a pre-defined group of people, walkie-talkie style, and to support its development the startup announced Wednesday it has closed a US$6.25 million funding round.Mikael RicknäsThu, 21 Aug 2014 01:53:28 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/552873/onbeep_developing_walkie-talkie_type_wearable_mobile_devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedT-Mobile goes circuit-less in Seattle with voice over LTE, HD voicehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/545862/t-mobile_goes_circuit-less_seattle_voice_over_lte_hd_voice/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedT-Mobile USA has rolled out voice over LTE in its home base of Seattle, offering high-definition voice and promising benefits to subscribers from a technology that in time could save carriers a lot of money.Stephen LawsonFri, 23 May 2014 05:44:42 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/545862/t-mobile_goes_circuit-less_seattle_voice_over_lte_hd_voice/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft's Lync plants its flag in Android tabletshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/544899/microsoft_lync_plants_its_flag_android_tablets/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft has released a new version of its Lync client for Android that now works on tablets as well as smartphones, expanding the footprint of its fast-growing unified communications product.Juan Carlos PerezTue, 13 May 2014 08:00:19 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/544899/microsoft_lync_plants_its_flag_android_tablets/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSome customers aren't sold on US transition to IP networkshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/543100/some_customers_aren_t_sold_us_transition_ip_networks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMany U.S. residents who have written the FCC to voice concerns about the move from copper-based telephone networks to Internet Protocol are concerned about the potential effects on health from mobile-headset radiation and what happens when the electricity goes out.Grant GrossThu, 17 Apr 2014 04:23:33 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/543100/some_customers_aren_t_sold_us_transition_ip_networks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNet neutrality ruling complicates US transition to IP networkshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/543097/net_neutrality_ruling_complicates_us_transition_ip_networks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe transition from copper-based telephone systems to IP networks in the U.S. could become swept up in political fallout as the FCC figures out how to regulate such networks in ways that will appease the courts.Grant GrossThu, 17 Apr 2014 04:18:21 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/543097/net_neutrality_ruling_complicates_us_transition_ip_networks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUnify sets timetable for launch of its Project Ansible unified communications servicehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540682/unify_sets_timetable_launch_its_project_ansible_unified_communications_service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUnify has set a timetable for the launch of its Project Ansible unified communications product, with beta testing scheduled for May.Peter SayerMon, 17 Mar 2014 17:34:09 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540682/unify_sets_timetable_launch_its_project_ansible_unified_communications_service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSecusmart puts its BlackBerry encryption chip to work on the desktophttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540587/secusmart_puts_its_blackberry_encryption_chip_work_desktop/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAt around €2,000 (US$2800) each, the secure smartphones that SecuSmart showed at Cebit last year were out of reach of many businesses -- although three governments have since bought them to secure mobile phone calls between senior officials, according to CEO Hans-Christoph Quelle. Now the company has developed a less expensive and more flexible system intended for the enterprise, and has extended the reach of its mobile system to secure VOIP calls on desktop phones.Peter SayerFri, 14 Mar 2014 16:54:28 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540587/secusmart_puts_its_blackberry_encryption_chip_work_desktop/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFujitsu says its all-in-one PC-phones cut power consumption for UChttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540066/fujitsu_says_its_all-in-one_pc-phones_cut_power_consumption_uc/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUnifying communications (UC) by replacing separate PCs and telephones with a PC equipped with a headset and some telephony software can sound like a great idea until the first electricity bill for those always-on PCs comes in. Fujitsu hopes to end that bill shock with an always-on multimedia PC for businesses that features a special power-saving mode.Peter SayerSun, 09 Mar 2014 23:24:52 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540066/fujitsu_says_its_all-in-one_pc-phones_cut_power_consumption_uc/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAT&T wants trials in Florida, Alabama for shift away from traditional phone servicehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539511/t_wants_trials_florida_alabama_shift_away_from_traditional_phone_service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA rural Alabama town and a suburban area of Florida may be on the cutting edge of a historic shift away from traditional circuit-switched phone service, if AT&T wins approval to run trials in those areas.Stephen LawsonFri, 28 Feb 2014 21:13:56 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539511/t_wants_trials_florida_alabama_shift_away_from_traditional_phone_service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMovirtu turns your tablet and laptop into a mobile phonehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/537661/movirtu_turns_your_tablet_laptop_into_mobile_phone/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMovirtu has unveiled CloudPhone, a software platform that lets users make and receive calls over Wi-Fi networks using their mobile phone numbers on tablets and laptops without a regular SIM card.Mikael RicknäsThu, 06 Feb 2014 08:00:24 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/537661/movirtu_turns_your_tablet_laptop_into_mobile_phone/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEU court rejects Cisco's challenge to Microsoft-Skype mergerhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/534005/eu_court_rejects_cisco_challenge_microsoft-skype_merger/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft's acquisition of Skype is compatible with European Union competition law, the General Court of the E.U. ruled Wednesday.Loek EssersWed, 11 Dec 2013 13:57:45 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/534005/eu_court_rejects_cisco_challenge_microsoft-skype_merger/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSiemens Enterprise changes its name to Unifyhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/529111/siemens_enterprise_changes_its_name_unify/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSiemens Enterprise Communications has changed its name to Unify and now hopes to take advantage of a growing interest in hosted unified communications.Mikael RicknäsTue, 15 Oct 2013 15:11:32 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/529111/siemens_enterprise_changes_its_name_unify/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSyrian Electronic Army hacks into Viber support websitehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/521823/syrian_electronic_army_hacks_into_viber_support_website/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe hacker group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) broke into the customer support website for Viber, an instant messaging and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) application available for both mobile and desktop operating systems.Lucian ConstantinWed, 24 Jul 2013 12:43:36 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/521823/syrian_electronic_army_hacks_into_viber_support_website/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCisco releases security patches to mitigate attack against Unified Communications Managerhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/521317/cisco_releases_security_patches_mitigate_attack_against_unified_communications_manager/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCisco Systems released a security patch for its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) enterprise telephony product in order to mitigate an attack that could allow hackers to take full control of the systems. The company also patched denial-of-service vulnerabilities in its Intrusion Prevention System software.Lucian ConstantinThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:59:48 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/521317/cisco_releases_security_patches_mitigate_attack_against_unified_communications_manager/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed